Whole Blue Cheese-Stuffed Green Olives in Bulk Saline from Japan
Gourmet whole green olives stuffed with blue cheese, packed in saline brine in industrial containers over 8 kg drained weight. Classified in 2005.70.25.20 as whole stuffed green olives in large saline packs, excluding dairy-dominant mixtures. For high-end food processing.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Address dairy import quotas and pasteurization proofs for cheese stuffing
• Ensure olives remain principal ingredient (>50% by weight)
• Pitfall: Allergen declaration omissions leading to holds